Joe Biden visited Israel last week, declaring on his arrival: “You need not be a Jew to be a Zionist”. Shortly before departing, he visited Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, where he once again restated his support for a two-state solution. What happened Kicking off his visit on Wednesday, Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Seven: Increase exit permits to allow Gaza residents to study abroad After Hamas’ 2007 coup in Gaza, and its use of the coastal enclave as a base from which to launch terror attacks into Israel, restrictions imposed Read more…
Young Labour activist Kira Lewis has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. Joining last month’s delegation of Young Labour activists, which allowed me to see all of Israel and travel into the West Bank, has reaffirmed my understanding of the complexity of the tragic Read more…
Israel’s defence minister Benny Gantz met with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Thursday to discuss security coordination ahead of US president Joe Biden’s visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories this week. Israel’s security establishment has expressed concerns about the possibility of escalation in the West Bank Read more…
Israel will advance a long-delayed plan to approve the construction of some 1,000 new Palestinian homes and make a number of other confidence-building measures towards the Palestinian Authority. The moves come ahead of President Biden’s visit to the region this week, according to reports. The move to authorise the housing units Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Six: End incitement in the Palestinian school curriculum In 2017, the Palestinian Authority introduced a new school curriculum which teaches the virtues of martyrdom, describes terrorists as “heroes” and repeats antisemitic tropes. The Institute for Monitoring Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Five: Support Palestinian economic independence As previous international initiatives have recognised, efforts to strengthen and grow the Palestinian economy are closely tied to both the peace process and the future viability, prosperity and stability of a Read more…
Labour’s shadow Middle East Minister Bambos Charalambous MP has today written to Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East Amanda Milling calling on the government to provide “meaningful support to peacebuilding projects that can bring together Israelis and Palestinians”. The letter specifically calls on the UK to use Read more…
Seven Labour parliamentarians have today signed a cross-party letter to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss urging the UK government to give “urgent, meaningful support to peacebuilding projects that can bring together Israelis and Palestinians, most especially the youngest citizens.” The letter continues: “There has been a failure by the international community Read more…
The Knesset committee for foreign workers, headed by Labor MK Ibtisam Mara’ana, has this week considered the need for work visas for LGBT Palestinians facing persecution in the West Bank and Gaza. The hearing took place after the High Court ruled that Israel’s welfare-based permits also included the possibility of Read more…
After weeks of speculation, Israel’s unwieldy coalition government bowed to political pressure yesterday, announcing that it would dissolve itself and call Israel’s fifth election in less than four years. What happened At a press conference on Monday evening, prime minister Naftali Bennett and foreign minister Yair Lapid confirmed they intended to dissolve Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Four: Support the reunification of the West Bank and Gaza under PA authority The reunification of the West Bank and Gaza is a crucial step in the establishment of a viable Palestinian state. It is also Read more…